[2] Scoil Mhuire was established in 1933 initially as a female post-primary school under the patronage of the Sisters of Mercy.

This included a boarding school for students from rural areas considered too far away for daily travel.

The decision was therefore made by the Sisters of Mercy for Scoil Mhuire to become co-educational, teaching both girls and boys.

The school stopped taking in boarders and the original Rockfort House was knocked down to make way for a new extension in the early 1990s.

This will include three science labs with preparation areas, two mainstream classrooms, two special education teaching rooms.